Linea Di Incisione by Nate Cotterman

Blown and coldworked glass

13 in. H x 9 in. W x 9 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Golden Hummingbirds and Nest by Shane Fero

Flameworked glass with gold leaf & acid-etched and found, painted nest.

2 in. H x 11 in. W x 5 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

River Dreams IV by Janet Kelman

River Dreams IV is a boat shaped wall piece of fused and slumped glass. The image evokes flowing water.

39.5 in. H x 10 in. W x 3 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Palla Bowl by Benjamin Moore

Opaline with gold leaf and bubbled saffron blown glass

5 in. H x 18 in. W x 18 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Dippin' Out by Jason Chakravarty and Jennifer Caldwell

This helmet was created during a residency at Barrio Glassworks. The goal that day was to simultaneously catch up with a couple old friends and make glass with a couple new friends. A flameworking station was set up in the hot shop which enabled us to merge our process' in real time. A group of five artists spent the morning choosing color, pulling cane and creating parts. The afternoon was spent assembling all the parts. The day reflects the most rewarding and strongest form of art, the "experience of making".

20 in. H x 10 in. W x 10 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Murrini Vase by Sam Stang and David Levi

Murrini vase blown glass

15 in. H x 5.5 in. W x 5.5 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Celestial Death Blossoms by John Sharvin, John Moran, Minhi England

Collaboration with John, Minhi and John during their 2023 residency at PGC

6 in. H x 10 in. W x 10 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Lidded Trunk Vessel #3 by Ron Desmett

Desmett used hollowed-out fallen tree trunks as his molds for creating these eerie, organic, and unsettling forms in black glass. Acid etching and applied finishes give his work an almost fabric-like finish. Using a composite of smaller trunks to create the "lid" of the vessel, Desmett creates an entirely aesthetic object assembled by the space created by natural decay. The results are highly personal, abstract forms that have sinews and gnarled shapes that are layered with meaning and possible association.

27 in. H x 18 in. W x 18 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Underwater Scene by Mauro Vianello

For those who don't know me yet, let me introduce myself: I am Mauro, a glass artisan, specialised in the creation of sea creatures with flameworked glass. I am often asked why I made this choice, and the most frequent answer is that living in Venice has made it really easy for me to fall in love with the marine world. I was born in Murano, a small island in the Venice lagoon famous for its long tradition of glassmaking, and I grew up spending most of my time sailing around the lagoon on my boat. All this time spent in close contact with water and the nature of this particular ecosystem led me to become fascinated by marine life and its creatures.

8 in. H x 5 in. W x 5 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Sparrow Cloud Mini by Nancy Callan

An adorable glass Cloud with a pattern of twisted cane that resembles feathers. A beautiful example of a popular Callan series.

7 in. H x 10 in. W x 4.5 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online viaLive Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Radiolarians by Lisa Demagall

Flameworked borosilicate, wood. Radiolaria are single cell, marine protozoa. There are over 15,000 different known species of radiolaria, each one is created of an intricate and unique crystalline skeleton of silica.

23 in. H x 10 in. W x 21 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Giant Pacific Octopus by Raven Skyriver

Working with teams of anywhere from 3 to 10 people, Skyriver is able to realize sculptures of a size and weight that would daunt many glassblowers. He sculpts all of his creatures while the glass is molten hot, which takes precision, focus, and perfect timing. If the sculptures make it through the blowing, sculpting, and cooling process-and many do not-they can be sandblasted, engraved or ground to add detail. Skyriver's inspiration is drawn from nature. The challenge of realism is what makes working sculpturally alluring to him.

12 in. H x 15 in. W x 12 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Byzantine Blue Persian by Dale Chihuly

Blown Glass, Signed and dated

7 in. H x 10 in. W x 10 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

McIntosh & Green Anjou by Zachary W. Layhew

Cut red apple with reticello core exposed & Green pear with twisty cane over thread wrapped bubble

14 in. H x 7 in. W x 7 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Lapis Blue by Richard Royal

Cut and sculpted blown glass.

22 in. H x 10 in. W x 17 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Forest Family by Claire Kelly

Glass tree and animals. Blown, sculpted, flame worked, cold worked, and assembled.

12 in. H x 14 in. W x 6 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Raven Steals the Stars, 2009 by Preston Singletary

"When I began working with glass in 1982, I had no idea that I'd be so connected to the material in the way that I am. It was only when I began to experiment with using designs from my Tlingit cultural heritage that my work began to take on a new purpose and direction. Over time, my skill with the material of glass and traditional form line design has strengthened and evolved, allowing me to explore more fully my own relationship to both my culture and chosen medium. My work with glass transforms the notion that Native artists are only best when traditional materials are used. It has helped advocate on the behalf of all Indigenous people-affirming that we are still here-that that we are declaring who we are through our art in connection to our culture.", Preston Singletary Sand Carved blown glass

19 in. H x 7 in. W x 7 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Deep Forest #2014 by Masahiro Sasaki

I extract forms from discoveries made in the process of learning about the materials and improving my skills, taking as themes the primitive forms that emerge when I bear witness to the series of changes that occur due to heat, gravity, centrifugal force and so on. Molten glass moves seductively in the flames with a life of its own, appearing organic in form despite its inorganic nature. I participate in the cycle of transformation caused by fire. Initially the final shape is undecided. I could say that I collaborate with glass to make my work. The pieces reveal their shape as a result of my knowledge of the material along with discoveries and intuition learned in the process of mastering my skills.

18 in. H x 9 in. W x 8 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

Overlap by John Kiley

Artist John Kiley uses primary geometric forms as the architecture for his glass sculptures. In his spherical forms, juxtaposed colors and carved optic passageways create a separation of space, allowing the viewer to peer into and through the form. Often his sculptures are balanced on edge seeming to defy gravity. Blown and Wheelcut Glass

10 in. H x 10 in. W x 10 in. L

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

The Live Auction will take place September 22 at 8pm ET. Bid live at the event, place bids online via Live Auctioneers, or submit absentee bids by contacting Heather McElwee at 412-365-2145 or heather@pittsburghglasscenter.org.

ABOUT MEL DOUGLAS

Mel Douglas has worked as an independent studio artist since graduating from the Canberra School of Art, Australian National University in 2000. In 2020 Douglas was awarded a PhD for her practice-lead research investigating how studio glass can be understood through the aesthetics of drawing. In addition to winning the 2020 and 2014 Tom Malone Prize, a prestigious award through which a work is acquired each year into the collection of the National Gallery of Western Australia, Douglas has received several major awards including the Ranamok Glass Prize in 2002, the International Young Glass Award in 2007 from Ebeltolft.

In 2019 her work was the inaugural acquisition for the NGA's Robert and Eugenie Bell Decorative Arts and Design Fund. Douglas' work is held in the private collections and public institutions internationally, including the Corning Museum of Glass, New York, the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA; the Ebeltoft Museum of Glass, Denmark, and National Gallery of Australia, Australia.

Additional images courtesy of the artist.